Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — “There’s only so long you can hold back taxpayers from going to their cottages.” Memo to Doug Ford: They’re already here. But the premier — who said today he’s in talks with Muskoka mayors about opening the flood gates for May 24 — still believes they shouldn’t be. He […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Just when you thought it was going to be safe to come to Muskoka — floodwaters are on the rise. For more than a week water levels on Lake Muskoka have reportedly been rising and the complaints are just now starting to surface to levels not seen in a […]
HUNTSVILLE — A May day police chase through downtown early this morning has led the three charges, including impaired driving, against a Huntsville man. Provincial police say that on Friday, May 1, at 2:45 a.m., officers tried to stop a car driving in the town’s business core. They say that as the driver fled police, […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — Together apart has taken on new meaning as the COVID-19 fight gets personal. One Muskoka is again about one percenters. Cottagers are getting a cold shoulder as they seek rural refuge at their home away from home. The firestorm comes three weeks out from the traditional start of a […]
MUSKOKA — After months of delay and deaths, all Muskokans will have more access to COVID-19 testing. But it could still take a week to get your results — but you will receive them at your home. Anyone concerned and who has symptoms can get tested at the two assessment centres located for weeks now […]
HUNTSVILLE — An unlucky driver who lost control of his truck on a ramp near the OPP detachment here has landed in court charged with impaired driving after fleeing the accident last Thursday night. Provincial police say that on April 23 at approximately 11:29 p.m. an officer observed a truck on the southbound ramp of Hwy. […]
LETTER TO EDITOR: A few symptoms pertaining to COVID-19 are fever, cough, difficulty breathing and pneumonia. Back in June of 1983, my white cell counts were extremely low due to working with nasty carcinogens while I was a provincial lab technician in Toronto. I came down with pneumonia and this is how I fixed it. […]
GRAVENHURST — A hydro rates hike for residents here served by Elexicon Energy was delayed today due to the COVID-19. In a release April 30, they said they are postponing a 1.7 per cent increase in distribution rates until at least Nov. 1. They said the move to postpone the scheduled May 1 hike, which […]